The Russian word Chernobyl translates into this English word found in the Bible's Revelations?

Buck540

Revelation 8:10-11 reads, “And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters; And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.” Yes, many died from the water. But what of the name—Wormwood? There are about 500,000 words in an unabridged dictionary. Wormwood is one of those words. It’s also the English translation of the Russian word, Chernobyl. If you were reading a Ukrainian Bible, the prophecy would say, “…and the name of the star is called Chernobyl.” Feb 17 05, 2:36 PM

fluffyjo

Wormwood is a plant found in the Middle East, known for it's bitter taste. The term is figurative for bitterness. Feb 17 05, 3:56 PM

picqero

If you were reading a Ukrainian Bible it wouldn't have "and the name of the star is called" in English. Chernobyl obviously means something as do the names of most power stations, towns, etc. It should not be linked to a Biblical prophecy any more than any other name of anything else! Feb 17 05, 5:02 PM

TheAlphaWolf

that's a myth. The city is named after the chornobyl' grass, or mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris). The word itself is a combination of chornyi (÷îðíèé, black) and byllia (áèëëÿ, grass blades or stalks), hence it literally means black grass or black stalks. Sometimes chornobyl is erroneously translated as simply "wormwood" (which most commonly refers to Artemisia absinthium), with consequent apocalyptic associations, probably originating from a New York Times article by Serge Schmemann, Chernobyl Fallout: Apocalyptic Tale, July 25, 1986. There, an unnamed "prominent Russian writer" was quoted as claiming the Ukrainian word for wormwood was chernobyl. It fact, there are over 160 kinds of Artemisia, and the terminology is not generally accepted. Some sources refer to Artemisia vulgaris as "common wormwood", while other claim that "common wormwood" is Artemisia absinthium. Wormwood is a different (but related) plant, Artemisia absinthium, Ïîëèí (Polyn). "Polyn" has no English equivalent, but corresponds to the botanical genus Artemisia. Botanically, mugwort is "Common Polyn" (Ukr. Ïîëèí çâè÷àéíèé); while wormwood is "Bitter Polyn" (Ukr. Ïîëèí ã³ðêèé). Still more confusion comes from the fact that the word "wormwood" is used in the English text of the Apocalypsis, whose usage as the name of a plant not necessarily matches to that of the orginal. (wikipedia.com/chernobyl) Feb 18 05, 7:09 PM